Posted on 08/19/2020 11:22:38 PM PDT by knighthawk
The Democratic National Convention drew 6.13 million viewers on broadcast television networks ABC, CBS and NBC on Tuesday night, according to preliminary data, marking a 48 percent drop from the second night of the convention in 2016.
The Nielsen Media Research numbers come after broadcast ratings dropped by 42 percent on Monday night when compared to the first night of the convention in 2016. When including cable news networks MSNBC, CNN and Fox News, the total viewership on the first night of the 2020 convention was 18.6 million, an overall decrease of 27 percent from four years ago.
Speeches from prominent figures ranging from former first lady Michelle Obama to former President Clinton have been pretaped and without audience reaction, which has dampened the usual energy and excitement that accompanies presidential nominating conventions.
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Thanks for the summary!!
The liberal mainstream media cant get their talking points straight. They want to condemn President Trump for holding such a large rally during the coronavirus pandemic. They also want to lie to Americans that it was a failure and no one showed up.
Gander and goose.
It’ll be interesting to see what the ratings for the GOP convention will be like. I’m pretty sure that Trump followers are a bit more enthusiastic and dedicated than Biden followers are.
There wont be a convention bounce for either party. Biden will need to do some live campaigning at some point even though the pols and media are going to tear everything down to make Trump look bad. Biden can only hide for so long.
Well, Wednesday the speaker lineup was all girls, so night 3 should do better, right?
Shocked! You mean people don’t want to tune in to see an ugly man endorse its husband?
Or to see the worst president in history (Zero) be lauded by the second worst (Jesus Carter?)
Shocked.
These speeches were like pre-recorded fireside chats at best.
There's your problem right there.
I heard a little bit of Hitlery this morning. The evil was too much. I had to turn her off.
I wish only the ones who watch MSNBC regularly voted Democrat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j578HetKqtQ
Above link to live youtube feed of convention for Thursday shows 104K viewers.
The new normal for the Democratic National Convention. Watch through the 43 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB1X4o-MV6o
bump
I plan on tuning in next week.
Online? Me, too, and I usually watch the news when it fits my schedule, so I admit that Im often a day or two behind.
CS Lewis suggested you should put the newspaper on the shelf for a month before reading it!
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